Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 84.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 84.2% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 84.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1977.
Gambia ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.9% | — |
| 1972 | 19.7% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 84.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 84.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +47.3% | 39.6% | 58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 15.9% | 21.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 24.1% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 33.9% | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 53.9% | 65.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 58.4% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 76.3% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gambia was 84.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release